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Samantha Niblett vs Karin Smyth

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 649
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
482
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
236
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
246
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Appearances
107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
86
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 649
Contributions
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6% below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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